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late lamenteded adj. Reduced by drink to a keenly missed version of yourself, particularly on the stairs. Gabrian was late lamenteded, his former coordination remembered fondly by everyone below. late modernitied adj. Softened by drink into the current age, where the body is advanced but the stairs remain primitive. Laytham was late modernitied, using a phone for directions and the wall for balance. late nighted adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every creaking floorboard after midnight. Mehar was late nighted, whispering precise warnings about the third stair to nobody. late passed adj. Loosened by drink into accepting an official excuse for lateness from your own legs. Chloe-leigh was late passed, waving at the stairs as though they had authorised her delay. late positioned adj. Emboldened by drink to enter the conversation last, after observing everyone else lose their footing. Gillen was late positioned, speaking boldly from the doorway while avoiding the first step. late risered adj. Slowed by drink to the point where getting up tomorrow already constitutes a late start. Barber was late risered, rising from the chair only after the room had emptied. late stage capitalismed adj. A drinker who has converted every remaining resource, including the banister, into continued forward motion. Lonnia was late stage capitalismed, extracting one more stair from a visibly exhausted body. late tackled adj. Drunk and attempting to intercept the ball only after it, the player, and your balance have passed. Trevone went late tackled, colliding with the banister after the football had reached the next room. late unpleasantnessed adj. Drunk to the point where the stairs become a recent conflict best referred to euphemistically. Arenda was late unpleasantnessed, describing her encounter with the staircase as an unfortunate local dispute. late-stage capitalismed adj. A drinker so far gone that surplus, monopoly, and gravity all appear to be working together. Laeuna was late-stage capitalismed, monopolising the banister and outsourcing each step to it. late-type starred adj. Drunk enough to glow faintly, speak slowly, and require several minutes to cross a room. Shigeru was late-type starred, radiating warmth beside the stairs and moving at stellar distance. late-waked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a wake from an evening gathering, and the staircase from a pew. Haseebullah was late-waked, standing solemnly on the stairs as though attending a service. latebraed adj. Of a drinker who has found a small hollow in the evening and is hiding there until last orders. Friddie was latebraed beneath the spare coats, declining every invitation to join the next round. latecomered (/ˈleɪtˌkʌm.əd/) adj. Describing a drinker who arrives after the round has been ordered and accepts whichever glass remains. Lindsey got latecomered and spent the evening asking whose pint had been left unattended. lated (/leɪtd/) adj. You are drunk and working the late shift in a body whose movements have been rescheduled. Endesha was lated by closing time, taking the stairs one negotiated step at a time. lateened (/ləˈtiːnd/) adj. A drinker who has caught the evening's last breeze and is being carried towards the door without steering. Katrisha went lateened across the bar, propelled by a coat and a helpful friend.